WARRENSBURG, Mo. (April 19, 2019) - It was another wild game for Central Missouri Mules Baseball (27-12, 18-8 MIAA) Friday afternoon at Crane Stadium. Once again, the Mules found themselves in an early hole, but their never-say-attitude kept them in the game until the very last out.

Play-by-Play
• The game started with a ceremonial first pitch from newly inaugurated University President Dr. Roger Best. 
• For the second straight game, the Mules scored in the first inning. It wasn't a leadoff home run like last night, but it counted just the same. Alex Madera was able to walk home after a balk forced him in.
• UCM made it 2-0 when Mason Janvrin snuck a two-out single up the middle to score Donovan Ditto.
• In the third is when the Bearcats found their footing. They scored three in the inning to take a 3-2 lead despite only picking up one hit in the inning. 
• Erik Webb tied the game at three in the first at-bat in the home half of the inning. He connected for a long ball to left on a full count.
• One hit tied it for the Mules, and one untied it for the Bearcats in the fourth. With the bases loaded, Connor Quick cleared them all with a grand slam to right and Northwest was back on top again, 7-3.
• The score stayed that way until the seventh. With the bases loaded and one out, a sacrifice fly from Cole Taylor brought in pinch-runner Zach Ehlen. 
• That was followed up with a two-out, two-RBI single from Josh Schumacher and a double to right center from Mason Janvrin to tie the game.
• Northwest loaded the bases in the eighth before the Mules recorded an out. They got the next three, but a run came across on a ground-out and the Bearcats went back up by one, 8-7.
• UCM quickly responded as Webb led off the bottom of the inning with a triple and Harrison Schnurbusch brought him in with a single to center.
• Jonathan Sprinkle worked a 1-2-3 ninth and on a 3-1 pitch, Cole Taylor ended the game with a long home run to right leading off the bottom of the ninth.

Mules Stat Leaders
• Cole Taylor finished 2-3 with two RBI and a run scored.
• Mason Janvrin was 4-5 with two RBI.
• Erik Webb homered and hit a triple in a 2-5 afternoon with two runs scored.
• Josh Schumacher went 2-4 with two RBI.
• Luke Mercer pitched three innings in relief allowing a run on three hits.
• Tyler Kuhlmann went the first two innings and gave up three unearned runs.

For the Bearcats
• Quintin Van Ackeren started and went the first six innings. He gave up three runs on eight hits with three walks.
• Connor Quick was 2-5 with a home run and six RBI.
• Jay Hrdlicka and Derek Hussey each collected a pair of hits.

News and Notes
• Harrison Schnurbusch picked up career hit number 100 with his RBI single in the 8th.
• Mason Janvrin extended his reached base streak to 39 games and Erik Webb moved his to 38 straight.
• Coby Seiz struck out all four batters he faced.
• Luke Mercer's three innings pitched are a career-high.
• This is the Mules second walk-off win in the last week, winning 1-0 in the ninth inning last Friday. 

Up Next
• The rubber game of the series is tomorrow afternoon starting at 2 p.m.